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tavis: the books by pat williams. i will attest to that. we wish you all the best and we are honored to have you on this program. >> great to see you. tavis: that is our show from tonight. the night from l.a. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today'show, visit tavis smileyat pbs.org. tavis: join me next from from chicago with four men debts in a combined 50 years in prison despite their innocence. >> his name is james and all i know is that he needs help with his reading. >> i am james. >> to everyone making a difference, you make us all better. cuts nationwide support tavis smiley. with every question andnswe wion nationwide is proud to wear improving economic literacy. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.
tavis: the books by pat williams. i will attest to that. we wish you all the best and we are honored to have you on this program. >> great to see you. tavis: that is our show from tonight. the night from l.a. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today'show, visit tavis smileyat pbs.org. tavis: join me next from from chicago with four men debts in a combined 50 years in prison despite their innocence. >> his name is james and all i know is that he needs help...
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she went to williams and asked for an autograph and -- >> the best thing williams could say about any player is that guy can hit. that's what he said about dan. they guy can hit. >> so tell me what it is abt those guys that can hit. what is it that they have? what duds wilams have? what does mantle have? what did -- considering that if you get three hits for every 10 times up, yore a terrific hitter. let's close with this story. you're at mickey mantles funeral and giving the eulogy. >> yes. so it's a big church inallas. and i'm standing uphere delivering the eulogy, and the one thought on my mind is i don't want to make eye contact with merlin mantle -- marilyn mantle, his wide owe, or his surviving son, david, who is the spitting image of mickey. so as you do when you speak publicly, you move your eyes around. and i see a lot of his old yankee teammates and a baseball contemporaries and there were some people missing who you might have expected to have been there. and then i look to my left and about half way back at the end of the row of pews, by the wall, sitting by himself is the
she went to williams and asked for an autograph and -- >> the best thing williams could say about any player is that guy can hit. that's what he said about dan. they guy can hit. >> so tell me what it is abt those guys that can hit. what is it that they have? what duds wilams have? what does mantle have? what did -- considering that if you get three hits for every 10 times up, yore a terrific hitter. let's close with this story. you're at mickey mantles funeral and giving the...
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that there probably are pple in high places who would like to e a deal done as urged by william gue, the british foreign secretary, yesterday which brought peace between the rebels to the east, many of them by the way, former mistered in the qaddafi government and the present loyalists in the government minus colonel qaddafi. the's your sticking point. nato says heust go, the rebels say he must go, colonel qaddafi says no way. >> rose: so what options does colonel qaddafi have? >> well, he's a wily fellow. as these people who have gained power and ruled with an iron hand very often are. saddam was as we saw, though he was on the run f what, eight months before they found anymore his spider hole. qaddafi does have his loyalists, no doubt about it. another curious thing, contrasting with baghdad, this is a police state. but it's not a very effective police state. and it afears be becoming less and less efficiently so. so reporters, for example, here move somewhat more freely, not with complete freedom, somewhat more freely than we did in baghdad and as for the populous there seems to b
that there probably are pple in high places who would like to e a deal done as urged by william gue, the british foreign secretary, yesterday which brought peace between the rebels to the east, many of them by the way, former mistered in the qaddafi government and the present loyalists in the government minus colonel qaddafi. the's your sticking point. nato says heust go, the rebels say he must go, colonel qaddafi says no way. >> rose: so what options does colonel qaddafi have? >>...
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here's what williams and energy transfer are fighting over. southern union jumped last week when the first deal was announced. after the close today, shares shot up to over $39 per share when williams announced its offer. the two would-be buyers, williams and energy transfer, each lost a fraction during the regular session. both were about 4% lower than these closing prices after williams released its bid. it's a different kind of fight between viacom and cablevision. viacom sued the cable company, accusing it of streaming viacom television channels on mobile devices such as apple's ipad running a cablevision application. both viacom and cablevision were down more than 1.5%. finally, watch radio shack tomorrow. it gets kicked out of the s&p 500. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: while the federal reserve is trying to kick start the american economy, chinese financial authorities hope to cool theirs down. china isiest ling with an inflation problem. nationwide home property prices were up more than 4% in april, and its economy grew b
here's what williams and energy transfer are fighting over. southern union jumped last week when the first deal was announced. after the close today, shares shot up to over $39 per share when williams announced its offer. the two would-be buyers, williams and energy transfer, each lost a fraction during the regular session. both were about 4% lower than these closing prices after williams released its bid. it's a different kind of fight between viacom and cablevision. viacom sued the cable...
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and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: president obama has made his decision about the size and pace of the initial u.s. pullout from afghanistan. white house officials confirmed today that he'll announce his plan tomorrow evening in a nationally televised address. >> the president and his war counselorrers hudled at the whitehouse today ahead of tomorrow night's announcesment. earlier, second of defense gates and secretary of state clinton, had nothing to say about specifics of the impending troop draw down but gates was publicly favored only a modest reduction, did say that more than just military factors are weighing on the decision. >> there are a lot of reservations in the congress about the war in afghanistan and our level of commitment. there are concerns among th
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and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the u.s. house rendered a split decision today on the military operation in libya. lawmakers refused to endorse the u.s. role, but they likewise refused to stop footing the bill. >> it is congress whose responsibility to defund any further action in libya and that's what we should do. >> we must support our allies who are carrying out combat operations. >> brown: debate was joined in the house today, 97 days after u.s. forces launched the air campaign in libya. nato allies are now in the lead, with the u.s. in a supporting role. for that reason-- and with no american troops on the ground-- president obama has argued the u.s. is not engaged in "hostilities" as defined under the war powers resolution. but congress has increasingly com
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mark halperin of "time" magazine and pete williams of nbc news. i'm pleased to have all of them here on this program. pete, let me begin with you. give us the legal case that's being made against john eards. >> well, it all comes down to what was the money for. itertainly is no illega, it's certainly unwise but not illegal under federal law to have a mistress or try to cover up that fact. or even to ask other people for money to do it. the problem according to the government is that this was tied centrally to edwards campaign. the justice departmt sa today that the whole point of his campaign was to present himself as a miliman that if this had become public it would have been devastating it would have destroyed his campaign. and so that the money was raised to rescue the campaign. the keep the campaign from having to deal with this problem. to have to divert resources, to have to answer the charges and all the money the government says was to keep his mistress on ice. it was paid for travel expenses, hotel rooms, houses, medical care and therefor
mark halperin of "time" magazine and pete williams of nbc news. i'm pleased to have all of them here on this program. pete, let me begin with you. give us the legal case that's being made against john eards. >> well, it all comes down to what was the money for. itertainly is no illega, it's certainly unwise but not illegal under federal law to have a mistress or try to cover up that fact. or even to ask other people for money to do it. the problem according to the government is...
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william later read and catherine of posy of flowers at the tomb of the unknown soldier. and now a chance to greet the visitors personally, william taking one side of the crowd, and katherine the other. they ignored the timetable. the event was already overrun. is impossible to say to what extent all of this curiosity and excitement about the visit translates into solid support for the nation that one day will be king and queen. >> at the helm of the queen's canadian representative, but the governor general, he announced the pleasure at being in canada. being canada, the speech was in english and french. >> [speaking french] [cheering] it will improve as we go on. >> 8 days in canada, a test for them both, particularly for her. another short introduction to what their life together will involve. >> not to some tricky relations that would give the u.n. run for its money. in the age of the internet, one right to be got an e-mail which did not go down so well, and now the scathing note has gone viral. but will be wedding go-ahead? >> ok, i am going to give you easy tips. >>
william later read and catherine of posy of flowers at the tomb of the unknown soldier. and now a chance to greet the visitors personally, william taking one side of the crowd, and katherine the other. they ignored the timetable. the event was already overrun. is impossible to say to what extent all of this curiosity and excitement about the visit translates into solid support for the nation that one day will be king and queen. >> at the helm of the queen's canadian representative, but...
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i have a band that i started with a buddy of mine, kimo williams. we were playing music together. when i started visiting the troops and shaking hands and taking pictures with them, i kept urging the u.s. so to let me take musicians alike could entertain them -- the uso to let me take musicians to entertain them. i called kimo up and said get the guys, we are going on tour. we are supporting them wherever they are. i spend a lot of time and a lot of hours and his buddy of mine heard about that. he asked if he could document some of that. i let them come with camera crews and follow me around for a year and half for two years and he put this beautiful documentary together. what they're going to do, they will launch an online where you can go to ltdanbandmovie.com and put in $4 and do the movie. it is like a pay-per-view online. that way, service members all the world, people all over the world can go online and watch this movie in their bedroom or their living room and have parties, where they want. service members can put in $4 and watch. tavis: that is raising money for your work
i have a band that i started with a buddy of mine, kimo williams. we were playing music together. when i started visiting the troops and shaking hands and taking pictures with them, i kept urging the u.s. so to let me take musicians alike could entertain them -- the uso to let me take musicians to entertain them. i called kimo up and said get the guys, we are going on tour. we are supporting them wherever they are. i spend a lot of time and a lot of hours and his buddy of mine heard about that....
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joining us, charles kupchan and william drozdiak president of the american councilon germa. >> the country has a very strong relationship. miles per hours invest about five times as much as they do in china and indiathan germany alone and cpanies like siemens employ like 60,000 so the economic level is built up but politically there ar dferent gments over the libya condoleezza rice and the global economy. >> so what might come out of this meeting beten the chancellor and the present. >> well, i think that the fact thathe president is bestowing this highestedal of honor to the chancellor suggests that he sees her as his principal partner in europe for the next couple of years so they really want to come together more and more in terms of a common vision of how europe and the united states together can deal with all of these problems around the world because it truly is a global agenda d also to reassert the transatlantic partnership given the rise of -- >> and germany's economy today, how is it? >> germany's economy has been doing very well. it's the bright spot of the european union, their
joining us, charles kupchan and william drozdiak president of the american councilon germa. >> the country has a very strong relationship. miles per hours invest about five times as much as they do in china and indiathan germany alone and cpanies like siemens employ like 60,000 so the economic level is built up but politically there ar dferent gments over the libya condoleezza rice and the global economy. >> so what might come out of this meeting beten the chancellor and the...
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and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: tough numbers on the economy and equally tough poll numbers for the president. they formed the backdrop as he hosted the leader of europe's major economic power. when president obama appeared at the white house today with german chancellor angela merkel the subject quickly turned to the stumbling domestic economy. >> i'm not concerned about a double-dip recession. i am concerned about the fact that the recovery we're on is not producing jobs as quickly as i want it to happen. >> ifill: that sluggish pace was documented last week in a gloomy jobs report, showing employers added a lower than expected 54,000 positions last month. and today there was fresh evidence of the slowdown. according to the department of labor businesses adverti
and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: tough numbers on the economy and equally tough poll numbers for the president. they formed the backdrop as he hosted the leader of...
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and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the u.s. economy gave fresh evidence today that the recovery may be losing steam, and there were growing questions about what, if anything, the government can do about it. the latest signs of trouble came from major retailers, like target, reporting consumers pulled back on spending in may. data from mastercard pointed to the same concern, showing americans are shelling out less on everything from furniture to electronics to clothing. and the payroll company adp says private employers added just 38,000 jobs last month, the smallest increase since september. american businesses, in fact, cut back orders for computers, cars, and heavy machinery in april. and even the auto industry, which had been helping to lead the recovery, reported
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and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the streets of athens, greece, rang with fighting and fury today over prospects of more spending cuts and tax increases. violence marred a general strike as the parliament considered new austerity measures to fend off a national default. we have a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: the struggle began outside greece's finance ministry. where a hail of bricks and rocks were thrown at riot police. the police responded with tear gas. and the air here was thick with it for hours. several policemen were injured. one man was stabbed in a fight between protestors. greece has a long history of extremist violence. and some came armed with molotov cocktails looking for a fight. but greece now teeters on
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the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: syria's president bashar al-assad expanded his crackdown in rebellious northern towns today. the regime's push could snuff out any chance the uprising could gain a base for a wider armed rebellion. margaret warner has the latest. >> warner: syrian refugees continued to stream across the border into turkey today. the syrian government troops soug to tighten soeir hold on more northern towns and villages. over the weekend, elite syrian units moved into jiz jiz. syrian state television showed the town of 40,000 nearly deserted. just ten days ago it was the scene of large demonstrations against the syrian president. the refugee described the government's harsh response. >> when we are walking in the streets shouting "we want freedom"
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and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: a new wave of bloodshed swept over syria today. government troops assaulted a northern city and opened fire on huge crowds of protesters elsewhere. at least 32 people were killed, while thousands more ran for their lives. the rapidly-filling refugee camps tell the tale-- an exodus of more than 4,000 syrians into turkey in the last 48 hours. they've fled the forces of president bashar al-assad, who launched a violent crackdown today on a rebellious northwestern city, jisr al- shaghour. it's been the scene of violent resistance and possible military mutiny this week. some of those leaving the area, and some staying behind, told of indiscriminate gun and tank fire, and quite literally scorched earth, with troops burning fields and dest
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. >> brown: and that brings us to our newsmaker interview with white house chief of staff william daley. i spoke to him this afternoon at the white house. mr. daley, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> brown: was the president drawing a line in the sand yesterday saying tax increases must be part of any-- of any deficit reduction plan or no deal? >> well, the president is saying in order to solve the deficit and in order to have a plan that is fair to the american people it must be balanced. there must be cuts, obviously, which the president is very well and has been doing-- and at the same time, you've got to get additional revenue. there's no one who is not a politician who is observing this system in any fair way that is not saying there must be a balance. and to the american people, i think they really want to see that balance. without that, you're going to have a very hard time peeking to the credibility of a plan that's really going to solve the deficit. >> brown: most noticeable to a lot of people was the tone yesterday. the president was angrier. he was more challenging. he was
. >> brown: and that brings us to our newsmaker interview with white house chief of staff william daley. i spoke to him this afternoon at the white house. mr. daley, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> brown: was the president drawing a line in the sand yesterday saying tax increases must be part of any-- of any deficit reduction plan or no deal? >> well, the president is saying in order to solve the deficit and in order to have a plan that is fair to the american people...
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. >> susie: joining us now for more analysis, william gross. he is the founder and chief investment officer of pimco, the world's largest bond fund. >> thank you, susie. nice to be here. >> susie: so bill you've been very busy. you've been tweeting and on twitter and have a lot of people following what you're tweeting and i'd like to start with one of the ones that caught everyone's attention. you said recently the fed will stress extended period of time language or even a period of interest rate caps. you just heard our report about interest rate caps. will it really make a difference to help the economy if the fed goes that way. >> i think ultimately it would, susie. it's importance in quantitative easing programs to help asset prices that's been ben bernanke's main objective and the least controversial way is to keep interest rates at current level and that's what the call an extended period of time but historians and others like you just spoke to have also noted that over the past century more formal caps or ceilings have accomplished the s
. >> susie: joining us now for more analysis, william gross. he is the founder and chief investment officer of pimco, the world's largest bond fund. >> thank you, susie. nice to be here. >> susie: so bill you've been very busy. you've been tweeting and on twitter and have a lot of people following what you're tweeting and i'd like to start with one of the ones that caught everyone's attention. you said recently the fed will stress extended period of time language or even a...
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in one dream which has come to an end, defending wimbledonp champion serena williams will not be taking home that honor again this year. she was defeated by marion bartoli in the fourth round, making it her earliest exit from the tournament since 2005. landing her return after nearly a year away from the sport with serious health problems. well, that brings us to the end of today's broadcast. remember you can find constant updates any time on our website. thank you very much for watching. see you tomorrow. ke sense of ina news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet los lean
in one dream which has come to an end, defending wimbledonp champion serena williams will not be taking home that honor again this year. she was defeated by marion bartoli in the fourth round, making it her earliest exit from the tournament since 2005. landing her return after nearly a year away from the sport with serious health problems. well, that brings us to the end of today's broadcast. remember you can find constant updates any time on our website. thank you very much for watching. see...
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archbishop of canterbury rowan williams and president obama both urged an end to the violence. south sudan is poised to become an independent nation next month. >>> on capitol hill, republican congressman peter king convened a second hearing on muslim extremism in the united states. the topic was islamic radicalization in prisons. while one witness testified that this is a growing problem, especially among muslim converts, another reported that the risk of terrorism originating from muslim prisoners is small. several islamic groups criticized the hearing, saying it is unfair to investigate a group of americans solely because of their religion. >>> the nation's roman catholic bishops gathered in seattle this week for their annual spring meeting. a key part of the agenda was reviewing sex abuse prevention policies they adopted in 2002. the bishops passed minor revisions, but said overall, the guidelines have "served the church well." still, there are lingering questions about compliance and accountability. joining me now is kim lawton, managing editor of this program. kim, are th
archbishop of canterbury rowan williams and president obama both urged an end to the violence. south sudan is poised to become an independent nation next month. >>> on capitol hill, republican congressman peter king convened a second hearing on muslim extremism in the united states. the topic was islamic radicalization in prisons. while one witness testified that this is a growing problem, especially among muslim converts, another reported that the risk of terrorism originating from...
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there's been hankering for governor mitch williams to get in. haley barbour. >> on the economy do the republicans have to have ideas, plans or sit enough just to beat up on obama? >> i think it's enough for now to beat up on obama. after all, it worked for obama when he was run for president. when you're a candidate you can say things. so at this point i think republicans cannot offer spervings but down if line as they start to different from one another, look for people to ask specifics about their economic plans. we talked early, there's not that much specifically washington can do so there's not that much a presidential candidate can propose because they don't have access to all the things. gwen: you talked about how early it is in the race and how things change. john edwards in two cycles was a formidable candidate and today we saw a pretty spectacular fall as he was indicted. >> it was pretty unbelievable. four years ago right now he was in iowa and new hampshire. it just goes to show we never exactly know what is going on in a campaign. a
there's been hankering for governor mitch williams to get in. haley barbour. >> on the economy do the republicans have to have ideas, plans or sit enough just to beat up on obama? >> i think it's enough for now to beat up on obama. after all, it worked for obama when he was run for president. when you're a candidate you can say things. so at this point i think republicans cannot offer spervings but down if line as they start to different from one another, look for people to ask...
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at the start of world war ii franklin roosevelselected william donovan to head the office of strategic services. in this role dawn vaugh lead operations to steal secretes and spy on our war time allies. along the way he easterned force loyalty and collected not a ie emens few enemies including fbi director j. edgar hoover. this is a book called wild billion donovan, the spy master who created the oss in modern american espionage. joining me is the book's author douglas waller, he's a defense analyst from bloomberg government. and he began his ceer working for donovan during his ambassadorship to thailand. i'm pleased to have both of them at this table. welcome. good to have you back. so where did the idea to write this come from? >> >> i've always been interested in historical figures and glossed over by other historians who are very controversial in what they did. in the case of wild bill donovan, people either loved him or hated him. very f people -- he as you say headed up the strategic office. he was franklin roosevelt top spy master and he was introducing the united states into a
at the start of world war ii franklin roosevelselected william donovan to head the office of strategic services. in this role dawn vaugh lead operations to steal secretes and spy on our war time allies. along the way he easterned force loyalty and collected not a ie emens few enemies including fbi director j. edgar hoover. this is a book called wild billion donovan, the spy master who created the oss in modern american espionage. joining me is the book's author douglas waller, he's a defense...
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have been married 33 years, i am not only a lawyer, i am a postctorate degree in federal tax law from william and mary and worked in serious scholarship and in work in the united states federal tax court, my husband and i raised five kids, we have raised 23 posterior children and applied ourself to education reform and started a charter school for at risk kids and also been a state senator and member of the united states congress five years. i have been very active in our business as a job create the for and i understand job creation and we have been actively, have been active in the movement in washington, dc with those who are affiliated with fiscal reform, do you -- a i think it is important to say that, but do you recognize that now that you are in the spotlight in a way you weren'tefor that you have to be careful and n say what some regard as flaky things? >> well, of course a person has to be careful with stament that they make, i think that is true, and i think now there will be an opportunity to be able to speak fully on the issues, i look forward to that. >> rose: it seems to me she
have been married 33 years, i am not only a lawyer, i am a postctorate degree in federal tax law from william and mary and worked in serious scholarship and in work in the united states federal tax court, my husband and i raised five kids, we have raised 23 posterior children and applied ourself to education reform and started a charter school for at risk kids and also been a state senator and member of the united states congress five years. i have been very active in our business as a job...
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but his career started because william f. buckley thought he was funny. a parody he held led to a job at the national review. at the "new york times" his columns are a moderate brand of conservatism. some like to call him the liberal's favorite conservative. he likes to s that being a conservative columnist at the times is like being the chief rabbi of mecca. he ialso the best selling author of books that tell us things we don't foe about ourselve shall and our culture like boboes in paradise, the new uppers class and how they got there. in recent years his interest in neuroscience and the unconsciou has cent into his comns. we all know the feeling that when we begin to open the paper and see that today david brooks is writing about what really interests him. what he calls the enchanted realm of the unconscious mind. hinew bookefles this passion. it is called "the social animal" the hidden srces of love, character and achievement. i am very pleased to have david brooks back at this table. welcome. >> great to be with you again. >> rose: the social animal.
but his career started because william f. buckley thought he was funny. a parody he held led to a job at the national review. at the "new york times" his columns are a moderate brand of conservatism. some like to call him the liberal's favorite conservative. he likes to s that being a conservative columnist at the times is like being the chief rabbi of mecca. he ialso the best selling author of books that tell us things we don't foe about ourselve shall and our culture like boboes in...
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william is on the job today. but a normal working day for him is at the controls of a royal air force rescue chopper so it's still exciting. after his most recent milestone, his wedding, he play be looking for something more low key. it hasn't exactly been a low-key year for the heir to the british throne. his wedding to catherine middleton was watched by billions around the globe but his 29th birthday will be celebrated quietly out of the media spotlight on not on his actual birthday. he will be aboard a sea king chopper today and may be pulling a 24-hour shift. >> william's got to work on his birthday, spend the day waiting for an emergency call in search and rescue unit. >> william's mother always tried to give him the simple pleasures of youth. >> william's birthdays were much
william is on the job today. but a normal working day for him is at the controls of a royal air force rescue chopper so it's still exciting. after his most recent milestone, his wedding, he play be looking for something more low key. it hasn't exactly been a low-key year for the heir to the british throne. his wedding to catherine middleton was watched by billions around the globe but his 29th birthday will be celebrated quietly out of the media spotlight on not on his actual birthday. he will...
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james "whitey" bulger, finally facing justice, 16 years after he fled, and his younger brother, william, once considered one of the most powerful politicians in the state. in the working class neighborhoods of south boston known as southie, both men once ruled their respective worlds. white whiteiest head of the fearsome irish american winter hill gang while william rose to the american state senate. >> you are loyal to your friends and family and without that there's nothing. >> reporter: ultimately that loyalty may have cost william his job, after his career in the senate william was forced out of his position as president of the university of massachusetts in 2003, after being questioned during a congressional investigation. >> i do not know where my brother is. i do not know where he has been.
james "whitey" bulger, finally facing justice, 16 years after he fled, and his younger brother, william, once considered one of the most powerful politicians in the state. in the working class neighborhoods of south boston known as southie, both men once ruled their respective worlds. white whiteiest head of the fearsome irish american winter hill gang while william rose to the american state senate. >> you are loyal to your friends and family and without that there's nothing....
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possibly his favor palm of william wordsworth. so you think about john mearsheimer in the large la -- would want to stress is very talk about not only his relationship to white activists who were involved in the founding the n.a.a.c.p., but also talked about the intellectual horizon not only on american intellectual horizon. but also the wide range of readings and very importantly, profoundly neglected, his engagement in late 19th century german debate. >> host: not knowing what you do, would he be surprised that ended thousand a black president was elected? >> guest: that is interesting. probably as much as anyone. i was surprised. i think a lot of people were surprised when a bomb was elected. i think that's part of the reason why cannot left the united states. so given that pessimism i think if you ask du bois, you know, would we have an african-american president. even before 1964, civil-rights activists, the housing. he had not seen them and of jim crow. for him to imagine the possibility to move for him to imagine the possib
possibly his favor palm of william wordsworth. so you think about john mearsheimer in the large la -- would want to stress is very talk about not only his relationship to white activists who were involved in the founding the n.a.a.c.p., but also talked about the intellectual horizon not only on american intellectual horizon. but also the wide range of readings and very importantly, profoundly neglected, his engagement in late 19th century german debate. >> host: not knowing what you do,...
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williams says they are not trying to replace twain's original, n-word included. >> williams: if you can have the discussion and you're comfortable having the discussion, have it, have it with it in there. but if you're not comfortable with that, then here's an alternative for you to use. and i would argue to you that it's still powerful. >> pitts: the new edition drew powerful reactions from twain scholars, the press, and ordinary readers, and it's worth noting most of the articles don't spell out the word, either. what's it say that people have been so passionate about it? >> williams: i think it says that race continues to be a volatile and divisive subject. >> pitts: in this passage, huck says the word three times in two sentences. >> "jim was monstrous proud about it, and he got so he couldn't hardly notice the other niggers. niggers come miles to hear jim tell about it, and he was more looked up to than any nigger in that country." >> pitts: what do you think of "huckleberry finn?" >> david bradley: it's a great book. it's one of the greatest books in american literature. >> pitts:
williams says they are not trying to replace twain's original, n-word included. >> williams: if you can have the discussion and you're comfortable having the discussion, have it, have it with it in there. but if you're not comfortable with that, then here's an alternative for you to use. and i would argue to you that it's still powerful. >> pitts: the new edition drew powerful reactions from twain scholars, the press, and ordinary readers, and it's worth noting most of the articles...
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how about the -- venus williams lost two. venus williams and serena williams is out. you are a younger person. the late, great, princess diana. kate middleton and princess diana? >> i can't remember much of diana. >> you are so young. i like diana. >> maybe
how about the -- venus williams lost two. venus williams and serena williams is out. you are a younger person. the late, great, princess diana. kate middleton and princess diana? >> i can't remember much of diana. >> you are so young. i like diana. >> maybe
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how about the -- venus williams lost two. venus williams and serena williams is out. you are a younger person. the late, great, princess diana. kate middleton and princess diana? >> i can't remember much of diana. >> you are so young. i like diana. >> maybe we got to go take a nap. kate middleton will be big. if you've tried to lose weight, you know it's hard to find a diet you can stick to. try jenny craig, and enjoy options that fit your lifestyle. choose to get motivating support at your local centre- and pick up the delicious food while you're there. or, have the food delivered... and get the same support on the phone. it's about choice: stephanie lost forty pounds on jenny craig. so try a weight- loss program that combines results with flexibility: call jenny craig at 1-800-94jenny today. helping you buy better.
how about the -- venus williams lost two. venus williams and serena williams is out. you are a younger person. the late, great, princess diana. kate middleton and princess diana? >> i can't remember much of diana. >> you are so young. i like diana. >> maybe we got to go take a nap. kate middleton will be big. if you've tried to lose weight, you know it's hard to find a diet you can stick to. try jenny craig, and enjoy options that fit your lifestyle. choose to get motivating...
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from williams college and his ph.d. in political science from harvard and attended the london school of economics. he is currently the woodrow wilson professor of government emeritus at williams college. james macgregor burns scholarship leadership and character have inspired devotion loyalty and friendship among the generations of historians and political scientist whom he has taught. one of those is michael beschloss who we are honored to have here with us today. a student of professor burns at williams college mr. beschloss attended the harvard business school. he holds five honorary darkness and lectures both in the united states and abroad. he has served as a senior associate member of saint anthony college at oxford, visiting fellow at the harvard russian research center and a senior fellow at the annenberg foundation. he is a trustee of mir at school the white house historical foundation and the national archives foundation. he has written nine books on american presidents the most recent of which residential cou
from williams college and his ph.d. in political science from harvard and attended the london school of economics. he is currently the woodrow wilson professor of government emeritus at williams college. james macgregor burns scholarship leadership and character have inspired devotion loyalty and friendship among the generations of historians and political scientist whom he has taught. one of those is michael beschloss who we are honored to have here with us today. a student of professor burns...
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next game serina williams when her first competitive match up for a year along in this really all but she prefers to defend the wimbledon. for not just the second but he was the biggest football name to put down roots in chechnya but five months later ruud helots tenure as f.c. monitor is over but dutchman receiving his marching orders after seeing his side to a last minute own goal with a car last night surrogate zero million troops was the guilty man heading home and on g. free kick pellets had been hunted an ultimatum to either win this game or leave by chechen president or a man could tear off the spite signing an eighteen month deal with the club at the start of the year but after testing victory in just three out of thirteen league games the forty eight year old is leaving carrick currently set fourteenth place in the table right above the relegation zone. the other end of the table things are looking pretty rosy for saskia the moscow i fit the sole proprietors of the summit following a comprehensive three in will over. baxter sweet for the army men with both sides have been lev
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>> pete williams at the court tonight. pete, thanks. >>> in news from outside the confines of earth, if you felt something strange earlier today about 1:00 in the afternoon eastern time, it's explainable. we had a close call today with an asteroid, the size of a small house, and by close call, we mean just 7,500 miles over the atlantic. again, in space terms, that's close enough to muss up your hair. it passed so close to the earth it was within the orbit of communications satellites and spacecraft. and it was close enough to earth that our gravity actually pulled it toward us enough to change its route as it passed us by. astronomers who only saw this one coming five days ago now tell us, of course, there was nothing to worry about all along. >>> when we come back here tonight, meet the woman tied for the gop lead in iowa, which is exactly where she kicked off her campaign for the presidency today. >>> and later, marshaling what resources she can, one generous american making a difference for some very grateful kids. akin
>> pete williams at the court tonight. pete, thanks. >>> in news from outside the confines of earth, if you felt something strange earlier today about 1:00 in the afternoon eastern time, it's explainable. we had a close call today with an asteroid, the size of a small house, and by close call, we mean just 7,500 miles over the atlantic. again, in space terms, that's close enough to muss up your hair. it passed so close to the earth it was within the orbit of communications...